Specialty engines for flexible

Transcription

1 A mainframe sized and priced to suit your business needs IBM ^ zseries 890 A mainframe for the mid-sized enterprise The wave of change that IBM first called on demand continues to gain momentum. Customers ask more of your company every day, demanding that your technology infrastructure be responsive, flexible and resilient. To help meet the challenges of constant change, your company must do more than simply integrate its processes it must literally be able to provide products and services to customers on demand. Achieving success in this environment requires an entirely new Highlights approach. In short, it s never been so important for your business and your IBM ^ zseries Specialty engines for flexible IT infrastructure to be flexible. functionality at a lower entry capacity level than previously available on IBM z/architecture hardware, and with new granular growth options. deployment of Linux workloads and internal Parallel Sysplex coupling facilities help to better align z890 advanced technology with your IT infrastructure requirements. But what does it really mean to be flexible? It means building an IT infrastructure that can change as fast as market demands. It means maintaining the ability to grow along with your business at your own pace, Optionally configured zseries Flexibility to run multiple increasing and decreasing capacity Application Assist Processor applications and operating (zaap), delivering a cost- systems on a single server. effective and specialized Java execution environment for improved price/performance benefits.

2 as needed and paying for only what you use. It means running multiple applications on a single server and running multiple operating systems at the same time. It means maintaining flexible growth and upgrade options. If your company can truly achieve this flexibility, it can compete and win in today s marketplace. From an IT perspective, flexibility has sometimes seemed like a luxury afforded only to larger companies. While small and medium-sized businesses struggled to do more with less, bigger companies were able to simplify their infrastructures through high-end enterprise servers like the IBM ^ zseries 990 (z990). Now, IBM brings the advanced mainframe technology of the z990 to your IT world with the new IBM ^ zseries 890 (z890), designed and sized specifically for the mid-sized enterprise. The z890 is a mainframe with advanced on demand capabilities at a size and cost that fits your business. How can the z890 help you control costs? This new line of high performance midrange servers provides many of the capabilities available in larger enterprise class servers at a lower entry point, along with extremely granular growth options that allow you to buy the capacity that best fits your needs. The z890 is capable of running Linux and mainframe operating systems at the same time, and it provides the flexibility to easily manage changing business needs while maintaining mainframe levels of availability and security. With the z890, you can start at the capacity setting you need to meet your IT infrastructure requirements, then easily add additional capacity to meet your changing needs as you grow. The four processors on the z890 have seven engine levels, giving you a total of 28 capacity settings overall. The smallest z890 with capacity setting 110 has most of the same features as the other 27 capacity settings; however it has smaller I/O configuration/expansion capabilities. To help you reduce the complexity and costs of your IT infrastructure, you can use the advanced virtualization technology of the z890 to run several operating systems at the same time. Competitively priced Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) engines help you run Linux applications more cost-effectively, and specialized assist processing with zaaps z890 Single Model with Multiple Features for a Range of Capacity Settings Uni-Processor Variants 2 Processor Variants 3 Processor Variants 4 Processor Variants Full Uni 270 Full 2P 370 Full 3P 470 Full 4P Single Machine: 2086 and a single Model: A04

3 delivers a newly designed environment for running Java technologybased applications along with z/os on the mainframe. Most importantly, the z890 gives your business many of the same availability, scalability and security features of the z990 IBM s cornerstone e-business on demand server. The z890 can provide the power and flexibility that seemed out of reach, in a size that s right for your IT world. Granular growth options When it comes to growth, the z890 offers extreme granularity. The range of capacities for the z890 has increased from the processor on its predecessor, the z800 options for low capacity have gotten lower and those for high capacity have gotten higher. What does that mean to your business? It means you can start at the capacity level you need to simplify your IT infrastructure, then add additional capacity to meet your changing needs as you grow. Built on z990 technology Built on the powerhouse function of the z990, the z890 offers many of the features and functions of the z990 at a considerably lower capacity entry point. That s not so bad, considering the z990 is IBM s most sophisticated mainframe, with world-class scalability, virtualization, automation, security and reliability. The new IBM ^ zseries Application Assist Processor (zaap), planned to be available on the z890 and z990 servers, is an attractively priced specialized processing unit that provides an economical Java execution environment for customers who desire the traditional qualities of service and the integration advantages of the zseries platform. zaaps are designed to assist and operate asynchronously with the central processors to execute Java programming under control of the IBM Java Virtual Machine (JVM). This can help reduce the demands and capacity requirements on central processors which may then be available for reallocation to other zseries workloads. The amount of central processor savings may vary based on the amount of Java application executed by zaaps, and thereby may contribute to lowering the overall cost of computing for z/os Java technologybased applications. Best of all, IBM JVM processing cycles can be executed on the configured zaaps with no anticipated modifications to the Java application(s). Another new feature for both the z890 and the z990 is the OSA-Integrated Console Controller (OSA-ICC), which offers system console (IPL) and operations support for multiple logical partitions (LPARs). The OSA-ICC enables local and remote user console session capability, as well as encrypted remote connection for configuration changes. Use of the OSA-ICC can positively impact the ongoing costs of running your system by eliminating the requirement for an external controller for console support. The zseries is the enterprise class e-business server optimized for integration, transactions and data of the next generation e-business world. In implementing the z/architecture features with new technology solutions, zseries models are designed to help facilitate the IT business transformation and reduce the stress of business-to-business and businessto-customer growth pressure. The

4 zseries represents an advanced generation of servers that feature enhanced performance, support for zseries Parallel Sysplex clustering, improved hardware management controls and innovative functions to address e-business processing. The z890 may be configured with an Internal Coupling Facility processor that can be integrated with other central processors or configured standalone to allow the z890 to run as a Coupling Facility. The zseries is designed to deliver a high level of application availability in response to today s on demand environment. It offers technology for high reliability and is endowed with selfhealing, self-managing features so your system can fine-tune itself in key areas to help provide optimized performance. Fault avoidance and tolerance design features can help minimize business disruptions and permit concurrent maintenance and repairs. The IBM ^ Capacity Upgrade on Demand* allows for the addition of one or more Central Processors (CPs), Internal Coupling Facilities (ICFs), Integrated Facility for Linux (IFLs), and/or zseries Application Assist Processors (zaaps) to increase your server resources when you need them. The IBM ^ On/Off Capacity on Demand* capability of the z890 is designed to provide even greater flexibility by allowing you to turn on temporary capacity resources at busy times of the year and then turn them back off when they re no longer needed. This can give you exceptional control over costs while you meet your dynamic capacity needs. The z890 processors can provide reserved emergency backup CPU capacity through their Capacity BackUp* feature. This feature gives extra capacity to your operation in emergency situations where you have lost capacity in another part of your establishment and need to recover capacity on a designated z890 system. Pay for what you use The z890 and the z/os or z/os.e operating systems can be a powerful combination in helping to reduce computing costs by leveraging the sub-capacity benefits of Entry Workload License Charges (EWLC). Subcapacity EWLC aligns IBM monthly license charge software charges with the utilization of an LPAR or LPARs where a software product executes. Exclusive to the z890 is the EWLC Tiered Price Structure, which IBM is introducing in order to provide greater granularity and price/performance for all flatcharge IBM software products that run on the z890. IBM Global Financing, a leading provider of IT financing services, offers TOTAL Solution Financing an innovative, tailored approach to financing that can make acquiring your z890 fast, easy and affordable. The financing charges for all your hardware, software and services can be included in a single monthly payment to help simplify your administration. By spreading your total cost of acquisition over the term of the financing, you turn large upfront * Additional terms and conditions apply.

5 expenses into regular monthly payments. This flexibility can help you to overcome current budget restrictions, better manage your expenses, and eliminate hardware disposal issues. An open, flexible server The z890 offers the flexibility to manage numerous operating systems on a single server, including z/os, OS/390, z/vm, VM/ESA, VSE/ESA, TPF and Linux for zseries and Linux for S/390. While zseries servers support a number of different operating systems, their most advanced features are optimized for z/os. z/os is the foundation for the future of zseries. It is designed and developed to quickly respond to the demanding quality of service requirements for the on demand business environment. z/os easily allows you to physically scale up to the amount of server capacity you need. It is designed to deliver high qualities of service for enterprise transactions and data, and extends these qualities to new applications using some of the latest software technologies. It provides a security-rich, scalable, highperformance base on which to deploy Internet and Java applications, providing a comprehensive and diverse application execution environment. Unique to the z890 and the z800 is z/os.e a specially-priced product offering with a select subset of z/os functionality that is designed to make the deployment of new applications on these servers attractively priced. Not only does z/os.e use the same code base as z/os with custom parameters, it also provides a stable operating environment comparable to z/os in service, management, reporting and reliability. Best of all, no new skills or service procedures are required for z/os customers who wish to exploit z/os.e. z/vm, strategic to Linux and new workloads on zseries, uses established virtualization technology as a foundation to offer Virtual Machine (VM) capabilities on a mainframe. It allows you to virtualize processor, communications, storage I/O and networking resources to help minimize the planning, purchasing and installation of new hardware to support additional workloads. An ideal environment for consolidating servers and simplifying the infrastructure, z/vm enables you to run up to hundreds of Linux images simultaneously on a single server helping to reduce both cost and complexity while benefiting from the reliability and availability of the z890. The z890 provides important improvements to the QDIO architecture to help improve performance and may help minimize the overhead of running Linux and other virtual server guests running under z/vm V4 or later. The Linux open standardsbased platform supports rapid application portability which can be adapted to suit changing business needs. zseries enables massive scalability within a single server. Linux and z/vm can take advantage of the zseries capacity by allowing you to run many virtual blade servers simultaneously, so you can scale out virtually for high utilization while helping to lower the cost of ownership.

6 New zseries Grid Computing support leverages Linux for zseries and z/vm to provide on demand Grid node capacity to help meet changing needs. Linux for zseries supports the 64-bit architecture and can utilize the 16 HiperSockets available on the z890. Linux also benefits from the zseries support of Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) channels, switches and FCP/SCSI devices with full fabric connectivity. The z890 allows you to IPL operating systems that support SCSI-attached disk attached via the zseries FCP channel. This expanded attachability means you have more choices for new storage solutions, or may have the ability to use existing storage devices to leverage your current investments and help lower the cost of ownership for your Linux implementation. Many VSE/ESA customers have faced a challenge to leverage their existing VSE investments without being limited by them. They can reap the benefits of combining VSE/ESA and Linux, using Linux to consolidate existing distributed servers onto one zseries server in other words, to think inside the box. Safety and security In the on demand era, security is more critical than ever. The IBM Crypto PCICA adapter is designed to support the increased number of LPARs, available on the z890, and provides the highest level of SSL acceleration on the z890 system. In addition to the PCICA, a new crypto adapter (PCIXCC) is being added to replace the CMOS Cryptographic Coprocessor and the PCICC adapter. The PCIXCC feature supports applications requiring a FIPS Level 4 certified crypto module and also serves as an execution environment for user defined extensions and a high-performance path for Public Key/SSL operations. The PCIXCC is programmable, so enhancements and extensions can be made to the capability of the CCA services that execute within the PCIXCC to support new applications. zseries cryptography is further advanced with the introduction of the Cryptographic Assist Architecture implemented on general purpose z890 processors (CPs). With the available scalability and data rates, the z890 processor offers a set of symmetric cryptographic functions, synchronously executed, which can provide the performance of the encrypt/decrypt function of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Virtual Private Network (VPN) and data storing applications which do not require FIPS Level 4 security. World-class servers The IBM brand is about uncompromising flexibility in selecting, building and deploying the applications your business needs. Toward that end, IBM offers one of the industry s broadest range of platforms and operating systems. IBM is committed to industry-standard, cross-platform technologies such as Java support, XML, HTML, SOAP and UDDI that are at the heart of a flexible e-business on demand infrastructure. Support for these standards in our key middleware including DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere Application Server and MQSeries means you won t be locked in to a single platform as your business grows. As a result, you have more flexibility to deploy applications in a cost-effective way.

7 Smoothing the path The systems management functions and features of the z890 provide incredibly robust control and automation as well as exceptional serviceability and availability. For example, Intelligent Resource Director (IRD) extends the classic strengths of I/O priority queuing by prioritizing requests across the channels of the z890 to move to the workloads which require additional connectivity via Dynamic Channel Path Management. It can dynamically balance CP resources across LPARs according to business goals. z/os can provide an approach for installing and configuring products: a managed system infrastructure. This approach, when employed, goes a step beyond Web-based wizards by furnishing a step-by-step installation guide and automated system updates. For example, Managed Systems Infrastructure for Setup can establish a Parallel Sysplex cluster quickly and easily by transparently creating the policies, parmlib specifications and initialization parameters necessary to configure a basic Parallel Sysplex environment. The New Frontier What does the on demand era mean for your medium-sized enterprise? It means being able to sense and respond to change. It means managing risk while lowering costs. It means greater control and transparency with less complicated management. And it means maintaining a flexible IT infrastructure. With its combination of flexible design and advanced mainframe technology, the IBM ^ zseries 890 can help your company simplify its infrastructure and remain flexible. It can offer your business extremely granular growth options, along with the power and flexibility that comes with technology that can be configured for general purpose workload processing (CPs), Linux workloads (IFL), Parallel Sysplex internal coupling facilities (ICF), as well as specialty assist processing for I/O (SAPs) and Javabased applications (zaaps). All of this comes with the world-class mainframe qualities of service (e.g., high availability, scalability and security) found on the z990 IBM s cornerstone e-business on demand server. The z890 is designed to provide a growth-focused mainframe with advanced on demand capabilities at a size and cost that fits your business.

11 For more information For more information about the IBM ^ zseries 890, contact your IBM marketing representative or IBM Business Partner or visit the following IBM Web site: ibm.com/eserver/zseries

12 Copyright IBM Corporation 2004 IBM Corporation Integrated Marketing Communications, Server Group Route 100 Somers, NY Produced in the United States of America April 2004 All Rights Reserved References in this publication to IBM products or services do not imply that IBM intends to make them available in every country in which IBM operates. Consult your local IBM business contact for information on the products, features and services available in your area. IBM, the IBM logo, IBM ^, the e-business logo, CICS, DB2, DB2 Universal Database, Domino, e-business on demand, ESCON, FICON, FICON Express, Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex, Hiperbatch, HiperSockets, Lotus, MQSeries, OS/390, Parallel Sysplex, PR/SM, S/390, Tivoli, VM/ESA, VSE/ESA, WebSphere, z/architecture, z/os, z/vm and zseries are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the United States and other Countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. IBM hardware products are manufactured from new parts, or new and used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. Photographs shown are of engineering prototypes. Changes may be incorporated in production models. This equipment is subject to all applicable FCC rules and will comply with them upon delivery. Information concerning non-ibm products was obtained from the suppliers of those products. Questions concerning those products should be directed to suppliers. GM

Optimizing your network infrastructure for on demand business IBM Communications Server for Linux - Network Optimization for On Demand business IBM Communications Server for Linux provides a cost-effective

IBM zseries 800 and z/os Reference Guide February 2002 zseries Overview The IBM ^ zseries is the first enterpriseclass platform optimized to integrate business applications and to meet the critical transactions

SHARE Orlando August 2011 SuSE Linux High Availability Extensions Hands-on Workshop Richard F. Lewis IBM Corp rflewis@us.ibm.com Trademarks The following are trademarks of the International Business Machines

The Consolidation Process an overview Washington System Center IBM US Gaithersburg SIG User Group April 2009 Trademarks The following are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in

Integrated and reliable the heart of your iseries system i5/os the next generation iseries operating system Highlights Enables the legendary levels of reliability and simplicity for which iseries systems

Performance and scalability of a large OLTP workload ii Performance and scalability of a large OLTP workload Contents Performance and scalability of a large OLTP workload with DB2 9 for System z on Linux..............

R. Jay Brenneman June 2014 Paul A Wojciak Mainframe Cloud, Mobile, and Analytics Use Case Testing with Linux on System z Agenda Mainframe at the forefront of Cloud, Mobile and Analytics solutions System

Simplifying storage processes and ensuring business continuity and high availability IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 GRID Solutions for Business Continuity The risks are even greater for companies that

PRODUCT SHEET UPSTREAM for Linux on System z UPSTREAM for Linux on System z UPSTREAM for Linux on System z is designed to provide comprehensive data protection for your Linux on System z environment, leveraging

IBM IBM Family Providing the right application foundation to meet your business needs Highlights Build a strong foundation and reduce costs with the right application server for your business needs Increase

Software Announcement August 1, 2000 Creating a World of Value for LINUX: S/390 Virtual Image for LINUX and the IBM S/390 Integrated for LINUX Overview LINUX is one of the fastest growing operating systems,

Top 10 Things You Should Be Doing On Your HMC But You're NOT You Probably Are Tuesday, August 5th 2014 Jason Stapels HMC Development jstapels@us.ibm.com Agenda Setting up HMC for Remote Use Securing User

ORACLE DATABASE 10G ENTERPRISE EDITION OVERVIEW Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition is ideal for enterprises that ENTERPRISE EDITION For enterprises of any size For databases up to 8 Exabytes in size.

Integrated Application and Data Protection NEC ExpressCluster White Paper Introduction Critical business processes and operations depend on real-time access to IT systems that consist of applications and

Positioning the Roadmap for POWER5 iseries and pseries Guy Paradise Larry Amy Ian Jarman Agenda The Case For Common Platforms Diverse Markets: the pseries and iseries Common Platform: the Roadmap for pseries

Help maintain business continuity through efficient and effective storage management IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Highlights Increase business continuity by shortening backup and recovery times and maximizing

Track transactions end to end across your enterprise to drive fast response times and help maintain high customer satisfaction IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking Highlights

IBM Systems and Technology Thought Leadership White Paper June 2011 Building the perfect cloud with IBM System z A cloud computing platform that leverages the strengths of industry-leading mainframe technology

Managed file transfer for SOA IBM Edition, Version 7.0 Multipurpose transport for both messages and files Audi logging of transfers at source and destination for audit purposes Visibility of transfer status

View business results in real time to accelerate informed decision making and help improve business effectiveness IBM WebSphere Business Integration Monitor, Version 4.2.4 Highlights Tracks business process,

At one point in time only a single processor was needed to power a server and all its applications. Then came multiprocessing, in which two or more processors shared a pool of memory and could handle more

Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 for Windows Small Business Server Premium and Standard Editions Comprehensive data protection and system recovery for Microsoft Windows Small Business Server Overview Symantec

Technical White Paper Enterprise Linux Servers SAP Solutions High Availability on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications All best practices have been developed jointly between Hewlett-Packard

The Benefits of POWER7+ and PowerVM over Intel and an x86 Hypervisor Howard Anglin rhbear@us.ibm.com IBM Competitive Project Office May 2013 Abstract...3 Virtualization and Why It Is Important...3 Resiliency

Delivering on the Promise IBM System i Integrated Collaboration Highlights Integrate your voice, collaboration and business applications on a single system Boost customer satisfaction and loyalty by enhancing

Application integration solutions To support your IT objectives IBM WebSphere application integration software: A faster way to respond to new business-driven opportunities. Market conditions and business

IBM PureApplication System for IBM WebSphere Application Server workloads Use IBM PureApplication System with its built-in IBM WebSphere Application Server to optimally deploy and run critical applications

High Availability for Linux on IBM System z s Scott Loveland IBM Systems and Technology Group Poughkeepsie, NY d10swl1@us.ibm.com August 14, 2008 Session 9276 Trademarks The following are trademarks of

EMC VMAX 40K The EMC VMAX 40K storage system delivers unmatched scalability and high availability for the enterprise while providing market-leading functionality to accelerate your transformation to the

PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY DATA CENTER CLASS WAN OPTIMIZATION Today s major IT initiatives all have one thing in common: they require a well performing Wide Area Network (WAN). However, many enterprise WANs